Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.. 10pts If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they
Trang 1SỞ GD&ĐT THANH HÓA
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NĂM HỌC 2012-2013 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI 12
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
Part A Phonetics
I Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (5pts)
II Pick out the word that has the tress syllable different from that of the other words (5pts)
8 A preservation B dictation C reservation D liberation
10 A advantage B authority C government D intention
Part B Vocabulary and Grammar
I Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence (15pts)
1 The school was closed for a month because of serious of fever
2 Don’t be late for the interview, people will think you are a disorganized person
3 Women……… wear long dresses
A are used to B used to C used for D all are correct
4 He went……… a bad cold just before Christmas
5 We have had the roof of our house………
A to replace B replace C been replaced D replaced
6 There was no……… in waiting longer than half an hour, so we left
Trang 2A good B use C worth D point
7 The soldier was punished for……… to obey his commanding officer’sorders
A refusing B regretting C objecting D resisting
8 She is………… to leave as soon as possible
9 There was nothing special about his clothes………… from his flowery tie
10 She……… her husband’s job for his ill health
11………… you have no key, you’ll have to get back before I go out
12 Radar……… pilots to land safely in difficult weather conditions
13 I’m sorry, I haven’t got any money I have …… my wallet at home
14 The man …………of the killing said that he was at the cinema at that time
15 It isn’t quite ……….that he will turn up at the meeting
II Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form (10pts)
1 I don’t believe it! It’s three in the morning and that party still…………(not finish)
2 Two miles (be) enough for her to go jogging every morning
3 Don’t call him at 2.30 p.m He ( interview) job applicants at that time
4.I didn’t do the test well I (prepare) it very carefully at home
5 Our car broke down But for that, we……… (to be) in time
6 It is imperative that the letter ………(send) at once
7 I don’t mind her ………(appoint) above me
8 When I see my brother again, he ………(finish) all his exams
9 My father would rather that we ……… (not leave) yesterday
10 Jane’s train ……….(arrive) tomorrow morning at 7.00 so we will meet him at the station
III Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form (10pts)
Trang 31 Tom spoke………because he was so excited (BREATHE)
2 Do you ever suffer from……… (BORE)
3 Are there any………rivers left in the world? (POLLUTE)
4 This new film is……….good (EXCEPT)
5 Freedom of………is one of the fundamental rights (SPEAK)
6 After the explosion, only two people were left……… (LIVE)
7 The evening was……… spent playing and talking (ENJOY)
8 Everyone has a number of……… but none has many true friends (ACQUAINT)
9 There is a shortage of pure water in the city nowadays We have to use it…… (ECONOMY)
10 ………children will not be allowed to cross busy roads (ACCOMPANY)
IV There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it (10pts)
1 The King was too happy that he decided to build a pagoda of lotus shape over water
2 If I knew you were coming , I would have met you at the airport
3 Found in 1933, The New York Sun was the first successful penny newspaper
4 For such an experience and able teacher , discipline was not a problem
5 Never before have so many people in the United States interested in soccer
6 Keeping calmly is the secret of passing your driving test
7 They didn’t seem to take any notice of that the teacher said
8 Marie asked Sandra whether she knew the post office had been at strike for the past week
9 Nobody watched, so the little boy took the packet of sweets from the shelf and putting it in his pocket
10 More and more women are now joining the pay labor force worldly
Part C Reading
I Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space (10pts)
Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (1) _? Do I leave and start work or beginning
a training (2) _ ?
The decision is yours, but it may be (3) _ remembering two things: there is more unemployment (4) _ who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right (5) _
Trang 4will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs If you decide to go (6) _ into a job, there are many opportunities for training Getting qualifications will (7) _ you to get on more quickly
in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (8) _ you earn Starting work and taking
a break to study when you are older is (9) _ possibility This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as (10) _ practical work experience
II Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph (10pts)
Most of the addicts are men They come home (1)………….work, eat their meal quickly, and then spend the evening (2)……… their computers Some of them (3)………….programs, but most of them (4)…………play games Some wises say (5)……….computer is killing their marriage Their husbands play until three (6)…… four o’clock in the morning and all weekend people (7)……… these lonely wives “computer widows”
When television became popular in the 1950s, doctors said it caused “television neck”, TV eyes and (8)………….new illnesses, and makes their eyes tired But worst (9)……… all, it is addictive That means it is (10)……….drinking, smoking or taking drugs Some people can’t stop doing it
III Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below (10pts)
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are
Trang 5very supportive of their child Michael Collins is very lucky He is crazy about music, and his
parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra However, he never
makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling Winston Smith, Michael’s friend,
however, is not so lucky Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held They are very unhappy when he does not win Winston is always afraid that
he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy
1 One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to
A push their child into trying too much B help their child to become a genius
C make their child become a musician D neglect their child’s education
2 Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they
A force their children into achieving success B themselves have been very successful
C understand and help their children sensibly D arrange private lessons for their children
3 Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A Successful musicians B Unrealistic parents
C Their children D Educational psychologists
4 Michael Collins is fortunate in that
A his father is a musician B his parents are quite rich
C his mother knows little about music D his parents help him in a sensible way
5 The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means .
A "surprised at" B "extremely interested in"
C "completely unaware of" D "confused about"
6 Winston’s parents push their son so much and he
A has won a lot of piano competitions B cannot learn much music from them
C has become a good musician D is afraid to disappoint them
7 The word "They" in the passage refers to
C parents in general D Michael’s parents
8 All of the following people are musical EXCEPT _
Trang 6A Winston’s father B Winston’s mother
9 The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means .
A "getting ready to do something" B "eager to do something"
C "not objecting to doing anything" D "not wanting to do something"
10 The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that
A successful parents always have intelligent children
B successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
D parents should spend more money on the child’s education
Part D Writing
I Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same meaning as the sentence printed before it (10pts)
1 He not only failed in his exam but also had a road accident
Not only ………
2 The book was so interesting that people couldn’t put it down
It was
3 They had hardly left home when it started to rain
No sooner
4 Your hair needs cutting
It’s about time you
5 I only recognized him when he came into light
Not until ……… ………
6 The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended
Had it not ………
7 Everyone heard about the accident before I did
I was
8 Would you mind leaving your shoes outside?
I’d rather…… ………
9 The rail workers don’t intend to call off their strike
The rail workers have no
Trang 710 We found that somebody had broken one of our windows
One of our windows ………
II Write a second sentence as similar in meaning as the first one Use the word given (5pts)
1 I find his handwriting very hard to read (DIFFICULTY)
………
2 I couldn't go to work because of the flood (PREVENTED)
………
3 I don’t believe in anything that he says (whatever)
………
4 He prefers tea to coffee (Rather)
………
5 I’ve never read such a sarcastic essay before (ever)
………
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Trang 8ANSWER KEYS Mỗi câu đúng = 1 điểm
Part A
I 1 A 2 A 3 C 4 C 5 B
II 1 D 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 C
Part B
I.
1 D 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 D
6 D 7 A 8 B 9 C 10 B
11 C 12 C 13 B 14 A 15 A
II.
1 hasn’t finished 6 be sent/ should be sent
3 will be interviewing 8 will have finished
4 should have prepared 9 hadn’t left
5 would have been 10 arrives
III.
1 breathlessly 2 boredom 3 unpolluted 4 exceptionally 5 speech
6 alive 7 enjoyably 8 acquaintances 9 economically 10 unaccompanied
IV (tìm ra lỗi được 0.5đ, sửa lại đúng được 0.5 đ)
3 found – founded 4 experience – experienced
5 interested - been interested 6 calmly – calm
Part C
I.
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 D 6 A 7 B 8 B 9 C 10 A
II.
Trang 91 A 2 C 3 D 4 D 5 B 6 D 7 D 8 D 9 D 10 C
Part D
1 Not only did he fail in his exam but (he) also had a road accident
2 It was such an interesting book that people couldn’t put it down
3 No sooner had they left home than it started to rain
4 It’s about time you had your hair cut/ a haircut/ you had someone cut your hair
5 Not until he came into light did I recognize him
6 Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star, the party would not have been a success
7 I was the last person to know/ hear about the accident
8 I’d rather you left your shoes outside
9 The rail workers have no intention of calling off their strike
10 One of our windows was found to have been broken
II.
1 I have difficulty (in) reading his handwriting
2 The flood prevented me from going to work
3 I don’t believe whatever he says
4 He’d rather drink tea than (drink) coffee
5 This/ It is the most sarcastic essay that I have ever read